Hope you were able to join the symposium in person on the 21st and that you're able to join me and the wonderful panelists this evening as we share our perspectives on leadership in times of crisis. Thanking Dr. Elsa Sofia Morote, Ed.D., Ph.D. for the inclusion and the entire John Jay community.

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The Danger of Platforming Harm: Why Continued Support of Roland Martin Puts Black Women at Risk When a Black woman is murdered, narrative is not neutral—it either protects us or it prepares the ground for it to happen again.

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I Refuse to Die Before My Greatness Is Fully Lived Subtitle: A reflection on Zora Neale Hurston, delayed self-celebration, and the decision to finally choose myself

Zora Neale Hurston gave the world brilliance—and died without the fullness of it. I refuse to inherit that.
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We Cannot Only Mourn Them. We Must Raise Them. This morning, my heart is heavy.

We Cannot Only Mourn Them. We Must Raise Them.
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If You Feel Hidden in Love, Read This I Refuse to Be “Pree-sha” Ever Again

One can only write like this when they are living in peace with themselves. Check me out.
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I Was Once “Pree-sha” — And I Refuse to Stay Silent About It Inspired by Pressure by Jill Scott

There was a time in my life when I felt hidden, managed, and not fully chosen. I didn’t fit the aesthetic… and I knew it. This is for every woman who has ever been made to feel like Pree-sha—and the truth we don’t say out loud. #JillScott
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Thanks, Mr. Fresh!

A Word from Beyond the Moon: A Sabbath Reflection on Returning, Unity, and Divine Voice As the Artemis II crew returned to Earth, their words from space carried more than science—they carried a message for humanity, unity, and our responsibility to build peace.

Sabbath Reflection on the Artemis !!...
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Judge Halts Trump Effort Requiring Colleges To Show They Aren’t Considering Race In Admissions Trump ordered the data collection in August after he raised concerns that colleges and universities were using personal statements and other proxies to consider race.

A federal judge halted efforts by the Trump administration to collect data that proves colleges aren’t considering race in admissions

Victor Glover Wife & Family: The Astronaut Has Been Married for 2 Decades The Artemis II astronaut, Victor Glover, and his wife, Dionna Glover, have been married for decades.

Because you all need to know a little about the Astronaut Piloting the Artemis II, Victor Glover and his beautiful family. #BeingBlackisAmazing

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Who Gets to Name Communion? bell hooks, Memory, and the Politics of Erasure Author’s Note

As I oontinue to reestablish the Freedom School, the vileness of appropriation and erasure has me thinking of bell hooks and JD Vance. In the spirit o Rev. John Berry Meachum.
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Guarding My Peace During Passover: Practicing Deliverance in Real Time April 1, 2026

Paasover Reflection
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We Don’t Lack Talent—We Lack Infrastructure: Black Media in the Age of Newsroom Collapse By Deborah Jenkins

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When Memory Refuses to Be Buried International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

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Even the Bricks Remember: Slavery by Another Name After the Civil War The hidden system that extended forced labor after the Civil War

Even the Bricks Remember...
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Public Hearing on Reparations: Economic Development & the Harms of Slavery Share your voice at a Staten Island public hearing on reparations in New York and help inform the Commission’s recommendations to the state.

Join us in Staten Island this Saturday as the NYS Community Commission on Reparations Remedies host its Economic Impact and Harms Public Hearing. Expert Presenters Dr. Julianne Malveaux and Dr. Andre Perry.
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Children Are Paying the Price When nearly one in four children lives in poverty, we are not witnessing misfortune—we are witnessing policy failure.

An empty belly does not lend itself to academic success.~DDJ
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The Netanyahu government is planning a major reserve mobilisation of up to 450,000 soldiers as the military prepares for a possible ground operation in Lebanon. (Kan News)

Ground operation = invasion of Southern Lebanon.

The Girls We Must Not Forget One hundred sixty-five girls left for school one morning and never returned home.

Sabbath Reflection: Speaking for the girls who can't speak for themselves.
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Some People Are Not Just Difficult — They Are Aging You What science, ancestry, and hard experience have taught me about protecting my peace.

“Protecting one’s peace is not selfishness. It is stewardship of the life we have been given.” DDJ
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An Uncommon Blessing “Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.” — Psalm 37:4

“And today I was reminded that when we ask God for uncommon blessings, He often sends them through very ordinary people.” DDJ
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Uncrowning the Pain We Called Strength A letter from a Black mother to her daughter about faith, freedom, and refusing to inherit silent suffering.

Some crowns were never meant to be permanent.~DDJ #BlackWomensHistoryMonth #WomensHistoryMonth
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"Entering your soft era does not mean forgetting what you survived.
It means finally receiving what you were due." DDJ #WomensHistoryMonth #BlackWomensHistory

My Mother Is Black History Five years gone—and yet I am not without her for a single day.

Ending #BlackHistoryMonth with a tribute to my fabulous mother who is now among the ancestors.
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We Will Earn Our Liberation Awakening, Discipline, and the Work Before Us

Liberation begins quietly—when we choose to wake up, study deeply, and refuse complacency. #BlackHistoryMonth
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Seized Art, Eavesdropping Guards: Parents Describe a Clampdown at Dilley Detention Center as Kids Shared Their Stories Detainees told ProPublica that art supplies have been removed in room searches, immigrants have lost access to Gmail and staff hover within earshot during video calls.

NEW: Guards have taken away crayons, colored pencils & paper during recent room searches at Dilley, according to detainees and others. After one inspection, the children just “cried and cried and cried,” a mother said. The facility denies the claims.

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Drs. Nathan and Julia Hare: Black Power, Properly Understood “There is a difference between Black leaders and leading Blacks.” — Julia Hare

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Drs. Nathan and Julia Hare are two of my favorite who are now ancestors. They deserve the #BlackHistoryMonth shoutout!
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Punishment for Speaking Truth to Power: What Good Company to Be In "I have always resonated with those systems try to dismantle"Deborah D. Jenkins

A name almost lost in history, Prof. John F. Hatchett. fired from NYU (1968) for telling the truth. #BlackHistoryMonth
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